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Musical Instruments & Gear - Working

Musical instruments are tools, sometimes electric, for creating music and tunes when played.

Consider donation or posting online for reuse.

Vendors

Vendor Address City Destination Disposal Method Notes
Craigslist 222 Sutter St
Floor 9
San Francisco Reuse Free Pick-up, Buyback Pick-up
Goodwill (San Mateo) 28 W. 25th Ave San Mateo Reuse Free Drop-off Including pianos & organs (call first)
Piano Adoption a project of Piano Movers Inc Nashua Reuse Buyback Pick-up, Drop-off for a Fee, Pick-up for a Fee Pianos only
Oakland Museum - White Elephant Sale 333 Lancaster St. Oakland Reuse Free Drop-off, Free Pick-up
East Bay Music 1835 Colfax St. Concord Reuse Free Drop-off
Nextdoor Headquarters
420 Taylor St
San Francisco Reuse Free Pick-up, Buyback Pick-up
Goodwill (Burlingame) 1215 California Dr Burlingame Reuse Free Drop-off Including pianos & organs (call first)
Rockin' Robbies (Concord) 1835 Colfax St Concord Reuse Drop-off for a Fee, Buyback Drop-off Rental, consignment, lessons, sales & repairs.
Bay Area Girls Rock Camp Office
PO Box 72213
Oakland Reuse Free Drop-off Electric guitars, basses, drums (full kits or parts of kits), keyboards, keyboard stands, amps, microphones, mic stands, cables (instrument, XLR, speaker), PAs, pedals, tuners, batteries, 1-spot adapters, etc.
Oakland Public Schools - Music Department 314 E. 10th St. Oakland Reuse Free Drop-off, Free Pick-up Call and ask for Phil to make pick-up or drop-off arrangements.
Easter Hill United Methodist Church Thrift Store 3601 Cutting Blvd. Richmond Reuse Free Drop-off
Richmond Flea Market 716 W Gertrude Ave Richmond Reuse Buyback Mail-in
Goodwill (Redwood City - Donation Trailer) 46 Fifth Ave Redwood City Reuse Free Drop-off Including pianos & organs (call first)
Music In Schools Today (East Bay) East Bay Center for Performing Arts
339 11th Street
Richmond Reuse Free Drop-off No pianos
Out of the Closet (Berkeley) 1600 University Ave. Berkeley Reuse Free Drop-off
El Cerrito Recycling + Environmental Resource Center 7501 Schmidt Ln. El Cerrito Reuse Free Drop-off Exchange Zone or Onsite Donation Trailer. Small Musical Instruments such as: Guitars, Ukuleles, Bongos, Banjos, Maracas, Brass, Woodwinds. NO Pianos, Organs, Drum Sets, Very Large Items.
Alameda Point Antiques Faire 1st Sunday Every Month 3800 Main St Alameda Reuse Buyback Mail-in
Reverb Chicago Reuse Buyback Pick-up, Buyback Mail-in Guitars, Pedals and Amplifiers, Keyboards and Synths, Recording Gear, Drums, DJ and Audio Gear, Software, Band & Orchestra, and Folk Instruments
Earthville Music The Earthville Network
PO Box 9232
Berkeley Reuse Free Drop-off
Send A Piana to Havana 39 E. 7th St.
Apt 1
New York Reuse Free Drop-off piano tools & supplies and woodwind repair supplies.

Curbside Service

Bulky Pickup Note
Alameda
Bundled & labeled for reuse/donation. Contact ACI at (510) 483-1400 for a bulky pick-up.
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Albany
Berkeley
Castro Valley Sanitary District
Separate and label good/working condition items for donation as part of your Bulky & Reuse Pick-up set out.
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Dublin
Emeryville
Fremont
Hayward
Hayward (Oro Loma - L2)
Livermore
Newark
Oakland
Piedmont
Pleasanton
San Leandro
San Leandro (Oro Loma - L3)
San Lorenzo (Oro Loma)
Unincorporated Oro Loma (L1)
Union City

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